Scenario A A 50-year-old woman is being assessed at an initial appointment. Oral examination reveals bilateral linea alba and nicotine stomatitis (she smokes two packs of cigarettes per day). There is a heavy, white and nicotine-stained coating on hair-like   projections of the tongue. The gingiva is very light, coral pink, and fissured. On probing there is generalized recession, bleeding, heavy generalized subgingival and supragingival calculus, and moderate amounts of bacterial plaque in the lingual area of both arches. How is the client’s buccal mucosa BEST described histologically?

The first dentin that is formed, has the largest collagen fibers that run perpendicular to the DJE, and higher levels of mineralization is called:

The most common pattern for cementum and enamel at the CEJ is:

All of the following are true of enamel rods EXCEPT:

The cells of cartilage are called _________________.  If they are actively producing cartilage they are called ___________________.

La distancia entre el poeta y la persona amada es comparada con la noche oscura y fría.

The hard, thin layer of bone that lines the alveolus is called lamina propria.  The points of bone found between teeth are called crestal bone.

Mucous secretory cells:

Myoepithelial cells: arise from the ectoderm and endoderm arise from neural crest cells become active between 24-35 weeks of prenatal development become active during 6-8 weeks of prenatal development

How many ameloblasts does it take to produce one enamel rod?